School: Bohermeen (roll number 3115)
- Location:
- Bohermeen, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Aindrias Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0702, Page 012
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- Once upon a time there was a woman named Mrs. Grey. She was a little farmer with two cows of her own. Yet she was able to sell an enormous amount of butter in the week. The neighbours used to be surprised at her account of only having two cows: but when the neighbours would begin to churn they would be churning for hours and no butter would come.
But she had a plan as she was a sort of witch and she could turn herself into a hare. She used to go out early in the morning and suck all the cows and then change herself back to her own shape again.
This farmer in particular was furious on account of the cows going back so much in their milk as he thought. So he watched out this morning to see would there be any cause and didn't he find the hare sucking the cows and when she was going home he followed her tracks.
He enquired of a wise man what he ought to do. So he told him the only thing he could do(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maggie Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Neillstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Tom Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Neillstown, Co. Meath
